We’ve just shipped version 2.4 of the Scotiabank eCom+ Payment Gateway for WooCommerce, and it brings two features our merchants have been asking for: card tokenization and order ID prefixing. Both are available now on the Premium plan.
Here’s a quick video walkthrough of both features in action:
Your repeat customers can now save their card at checkout and pay with a single click next time they shop with you.
Here’s the important part: card details are never stored on your website. When a customer saves their card, the gateway issues a secure token, and that token is all your store ever holds. The real card data stays with the payment gateway, where it belongs. Your customers get a faster checkout and you get the sales lift that comes with less friction, without taking on the burden of storing card data.
Tokenization also lays the foundation for something we’re actively working on: subscription and recurring billing support through WooCommerce Subscriptions. That’s coming soon, and saved cards are the engine that will make it run.
Some of our larger merchants operate as a group that include several business entities whose online payments settle through arrangements with the bank into a single account. The catch: the gateway requires every order ID to be unique, and multiple WooCommerce stores all counting up from order #1001 will eventually collide.
Order ID prefixing solves this cleanly. Each site gets its own short prefix (say, STORE1- or STORE2-), so every order ID arriving at the gateway is guaranteed unique. No collisions, no failed transactions, no manual workarounds.
It’s also handy in simpler situations like when a site is rebuilt or migrated and WooCommerce restarts its order numbering from a number the gateway has already seen.
Order ID prefixing is a technical feature; it prevents duplicate order IDs. It is not a way to run multiple storefronts, marketplace-style websites, or aggregated payments for third parties through a single merchant account. That kind of setup is against the bank’s merchant policies, regardless of what any plugin can technically do.
If your business structure involves more than one entity or website, talk to Scotiabank first about how your merchant account should be set up. If your arrangement with the bank covers it, our plugin will handle the order IDs. If you’re not sure, ask the bank before you build.
Both features are live now in Premium (see pricing). Existing Premium customers just need to update to version 2.4 and the new options will appear in your gateway settings.
Not sure if Premium is right for your store? Book a consultation or email us at info@wpcompanion.co and we’ll talk it through.
As always were happy to be your partner for accepting online payments with WooCommerce. More to come.
WP Companion is an independent third-party developer and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Scotiabank.
